Privacy & Workplace Surveillance
Privacy is a commodity that many Americans hold near and dear to their hearts. However, this treasured right to privacy can at times be unclear, especially in the workplace. Maybe you are wondering if an employer has the right to view your social media accounts? Perhaps you are concerned about your employer monitoring your off-duty conduct. While an employee may do as he or she pleases in the privacy of his or her home, what privacy protections are granted to those employees while on the job? Find out what rights to privacy in the workplace you do and do not have.
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Topic of the Week
How Interns Are Protected In the Workplace
Blog of the Week
Why It’s Important To Have an Employee-First Mindset with Business Decisions
Putting employees first in business decision-making is integral to the stability and longevity of a
company.
Thought for the Week
"If the intern performs work that benefits the employer and that would otherwise be performed by a regular employee, it is unlikely to be an internship. Interns are not a way to get free labor."
–Brandon Ruiz, Attorney
List of the Week
from Workplace Fairness
Did you know that:
- 1/3 of internships are unpaid
- interns cannot legally perform the tasks of employees without compensation
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